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The 17th of November 1655
Antonio ffernan … The 17th of November 1655
Antonio ffernandez Caravajall of London}<br />
Merchant against the shipp ''Saint Mary'' and}<br />
against Marcus de la Rambida.}
Examined upon the libell given in<br />
on the behalfe of the said Mr Antonio<br />
ffernandez.
'''Smith}<br />
[?XXX]} dt.'''
'''j.us'''
'''Abraham Rutter''' of London Merchant aged 30 yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article hee saith and deposeth that from the yeere 1640<br />
to the yeere 1652 hee this deponent was keeper of the<br />
bookes and accompts of the producent Antonio ffernandez Caravajall<br />
in the affaires and matters of his merchandize, and thereby knoweth that<br />
the arlate Alonzo da Silva and domingo de S[?XXXXXlea] were<br />
correspondents of the arlate Marcus da la Rumbida, who hee saith<br />
then corresponded with the said prodcent, and gave him order for<br />
sending severall goods to them for the accompt of him the said Marcus<br />
de la Rumbida.
To the second article hee saith and deposeth that within the said time<br />
mentioned in the said article the said Marcus da la Rumbida being<br />
a Spaniard, gave order and direction unto the said Mr ffernandez living<br />
here in London to send over into Spaine for his the said da Rumbida's<br />
use and accompt unto the said Alonso da Sierra, all the goods wares<br />
and merchandizes mentioned in the first schedule annexed to the said libell<br />
and by him this deponent seene and perused, and alsoe gave him<br />
order for the sending into Spaine for his the said da Rumbida's accompt<br />
the goods mentioned in the second schedule libellate, and the said Marcus<br />
da la Rumbida hath by his letters acknowledged the sending of the said goods<br />
into Spaine, and the receipt of them there accordingly, which hee knoweth<br />
for the reasons aforesaid being book keeper of the said Mr ffernandez<br />
and thereby seeing and perusing his letters and dispatches in his merchandizing<br />
affaires. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the third fourth and fifth articles hee saith and deposeth that within<br />
the said time libellate the said Mr ffernandez and his servants and<br />
agents bought and provided all and singular the said goods and<br />
merchandizes mentioned and expressed in the said first and second schedules<br />
and paid for the same the severalland respective summes<br />
mentioned and expressed in the said schedules, which hee knoweth for<br />
the reasons aforesaid, and hee beleeveth they were truely and really<br />
worth and would have yeelded those summes, according to the then<br />
currant and market price of the like commodities in and about this<br />
citie of London, and that hee paid and satisfied for the dying, custome, packing<br />
and other charges and expenses in and about the same, mentioned<br />
to be there for paid and expended in the said schedules, which hee<br />
deposeth for the reasons aforesaid And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the sixth article hee deposeth that within the said time and<br />
after the said buying and providing the said goods hee the said ffernandez<br />
sents hee the said ffernandez<br />
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